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A great old reel whose name toys with the imagination of those who have promised others the sun, moon and the stars. I first heard it played on the button accordion by Co. Clare musician Tony MacMahon.
d | dc AG ADDB | cB cG ECCE | DE ^FG Addc |
AA GB Ad fe | dc AG ^FGAB | cBcG ECCE | DE ^FG Addc |
A/B/c GC EDDd || dc AG ADDB | cB cG ECCE | DE ^FG Ad dc |
A/B/A GB Ad fe | dc AG ^FG AB | cB cG ECCE | DE ^FG Ad dc |
A/B/c GC ED Dd || dc AG ^FA de | fA df ec AB | cA GE GA cd |
ec{/e} cc agef | dc AG AA de | ef-fd ecAG | F/A/F FE FGAB |
cAGC E D2 d || dc AG AB de | ffdf ecAd |{/e} cAGE G2 cd |
ec{/e} cc agef | dc AG A/B/A de | f2 df ecAG | F/A/F- FE FGAB |
cAGC ED-Dd || dc AG ADDd | cB cG ECCE | DE ^FG Addc |
A/B/A GB Adfe | dc AG ^FG AB | cB cG ECCE | DE ^FG Ad dc |
A/B/c GC EDDd || dc{/B} AG ADDd | cBcG ECEC | DE ^FG Ad dc |
AA Gc A2 fe | dc AG ^FG AB | cB cG ECCE | DE ^FG Ad dc |
A/B/c GC EDDd || dc AG ^F/G/A de | fAdf ec Ad | cA GE GAcd |
ec{/e} cc agef | dc AG A/B/A de | d/e/f- fd ec AG | F/A/F FE FG AB |
cA GC ED Dd || dc AG ^FA de | ff- fd ec Ad |{/e} cAGE GAcd |
ec{/e} cc agef | dc{/B} AG A/B/A de | ef fd ec B/A/G | F/A/F- FE FGAB |
cA GC ED D2- | D6 |